Egypt

Mirror Copy of DoD (CENTCOM) Overview

Note: Large amounts of heavy equipment such as main battle tanks, artillery, etc. are presumed to have been left behind at the conclusion of the Gulf War. Some of this material would naturally be "owned" by the U.S. as prepositioned war goods, however, it is also thought that a substantial percentage of equipment was sold on the spot to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and/or Kuwait.

One of the larger and more powerful Arab Nations, Egypt tends to be a major leader in the Middle East, and when Anwar Sadat made peace overtures to Israel, it marked a major turning point in the history of the Middle East. Unfortunately, Sadat paid with his life, a terrorist bomb killing him during a military parade and review. Since his death, unrest throught the arab nations and incursions into Israel have continued.

The data below was verified in 1984. Obviously it is obsolete. We include it here, however, as a measure of the forces available at that time. We will endeavor to update that information as soon as we can given our other goals for MILNET. See the DoD (CENTCOM) analysis for more precise and up-to-date information.

Total Armed Forces: 460,000 (255,000 conscripted)

Total 1983 Defense Budget: $3.043 billion

Army:

Navy:

12 submarines: 8 R-Class (4 Ch); 4 Soviet W-class

5 destroyers: 4 Soviet Skory (1 with 1x2 Styx SSM and 1 Br Z class)

5 Frigates: (2 Spanish F-30) Descubierta)l 3 Br (1 Black Swan, 1 Hunt, 1 River).

24 FAC(G): 6 Ramadan with 4 Otomat SSM; 6 October-6(P-6); with 2 Otmat; 8 Soviet Osa-1 with 4 Styx SSM, SA-7 SAM; 4 Komar with 2 SS-N-2A SSM.

Patrol: 22 large patrol craft

FAC: 14 Soviet FAC with 1 BM-21 21122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher, 4 Shersehen wth SA-7 SAM; 12 P-6 with BM-21 or 1x12 BM-24 240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher

Pickett: 3 SRN-6 hovercraft

LCT: 3 Soviet Poiincny LCT

LCU: 13 Soviet LCU (9 Vyrda, 4 SMB1)

Aircraft: 1 ASW helo squadron with 6 Sea King Mk 47

Air Force:

FGA: 5 FGA squadrons; 2 with 33 F-4E, 44 Ch F-6; 2 with 50 MiG- 17F (in 1984-85 should have been replaced by Alpha Jet MS-2 (6), 36 Su- 7BM; 1 iwith 53 Mirage 5SDE2

Recce: 2 squadrons with 6 Mirage 5SDR, 12 MiG-21R/RF, 20 Su7; 1 maritme recon with 5 II-28

ELINT: 2 EC-130H, 2 E-2C Hawkeye

Helicopter: 4 squadrons with some 64 Gazelle (36 with HOT ATGW)

Training: 5 training squadrons with 21 C-130H, 18 II-4, 10 An-- 12, 4 Falcon 20 (VIP), 10 DHC-5D Buffalo

Transport: Boeing 707, 1 Boeing 737, F-7, F-6, Mig-21 U/US, 11 Alpha Jet MS-1, 50 L-29, 60 Gomhouria

Others: Yak-18, Wilga 35/80, 4 FT-6, 6 Mirage 5SDD, 6 F-16B8 Utility squadrons with 20 Mi-4, 40 Mi-8, 52 SA-342H, 4 SA-342K Gazelle,, 25 Commando (2 VIP), 15 CH-47Ci

AAM: AA-2 Atoall, R-530, Sparrow, AIM-9P3, -9L Sidewinder

ASM: AS-1 Kennel, AS0-5 Kelt, Maverick, HOT

On Order in 1984: Much more of all aircraft, AMM, Exocet, etc.

Air Defense Command:

Fighters: 5 interceptor brigades of 5 squadrons with some 235 combat aircraft including 122 MiG-21F/PFS/FL/PFM/M/MF, 2 2with 25 F-7, 2 with 34 F-16A, 54 Mirage 5SDE-1

On order in 1984: Ch CSA-1, Spadea, LPD-20 search radar, 8 batteries totalling 96 launchers and 288 Improved Hawk.

Air Defense: 12 centers under construction in 1984, 2 AD divisions;regional battalions launchers) sits, 380 SA-2, 200 SA-03, 75SA-6, 12 Improved Hawk (36 missiles), 16 Crotale SAM,

Guns: 2,500 20mm, 23mm, 37mm, 40mm, 57mm, 85mm, and 100mm Anti-Aircraft guns. AN/TPS-63

Radars: AN/TS9-73, Fan Song Flat Face P-15, Spoon Rest P-12, Low Blow, Straight Flush missile/gun and Squint Eye Long Tack early warning radars.

Para-Military forces:

National Guard: 60,000 Frontier Corps: 12,000 Defense and Security: 60,000 Coast Guard: 7,000; 3 Nisr, 6 Crestitalia, 6 Bertram patrol boats, 34 rescue launches